Day of the Dead (2007 film)
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| Day of the Dead | |
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 Teaser poster |
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| Directed by | Steve Miner |
| Produced by | James Glenn Dudelson Robert Franklin Dudelson Randall Emmett George Furla Jordan Rush |
| Written by | 1985 screenplay: George A. Romero Screenplay: Jeffrey Reddick |
| Starring | Ving Rhames Mena Suvari Nick Cannon Christa Campbell Michael Welch Annalynne McCord Stark Sands Matt Rippy Ian McNeice Linda Marlowe |
| Distributed by | Millennium Films Inc. |
| Release date(s) | April 2007 |
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Day of the Dead will be a remake of George A. Romero's classic zombie film of the same name, the third in the the Living Dead series. Steve Miner has signed on to direct while Jeffrey Reddick will write the script.
The plot of the original film was about a small group of survivors inside of an underground military bunker when the world becomes overrun with zombies.
According to Reddick, this film will not have any connection to Zack Snyder's 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead. Reddick told ComingSoon.net:
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It's going to be a separate movie, he told us. We wanted to pay homage to the original with the military and the scientists and the socially relevant stuff that George Romero always does, but we wanted to put a fresh spin on it. There will be similarities, but there'll be differences as well that I think fans will hopefully dig. Steve Miner (Friday the 13th Part 2) is directing, which I'm really excited about.[1] |
A teaser poster has surfaced over the internet. There is no word as to whether this is an official poster or simply a fan made one, although it bears a strong resemblance to a poster for Land of the Dead that features a severed hand gripping a fence.
It is produced by Danny Dimbort, one of the producers of The Wicker Man and The Black Dahlia.
There are reports on bloody-disgusting.com that a reliable source has stated that Ving Rhames and Mena Suvari have been cast and that Rhames has been cast as Captain Rhodes, originally played by Joseph Pilato. The article also reports that shooting in or around Bulgaria or Romania will begin in July, 2006. [2] Also, IMDb reports that Christa Campbell, Matt Rippy, Vanessa Johansson, Linda Maralowe, Ian McNeice, Taylor Hoover and Hugh Skinner are attached.
bloody-disgusting.com states:
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this is your typical zombie film, virus infects town, people start biting each other and a handfull of survivors trying to make it out of town alive. In this one the military is brought in to enforce a quarrantine on the small town of Leadsville, CO because of the mysterious virus. Once they realize it that the virus eventually makes people attack each other, it's too late, EXCEPT for few.[3] |
On October 23, 2006, a trailer was put on the internet but was taken down a few hours later. A copy of this trailer was put up on youtube.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Mena Suvari | Sarah |
| Ving Rhames | Captain Rhodes |
| Christa Campbell | Mrs. Letiner |
| Nick Cannon | Miguel Salazar |
| Micheal Welch | Trevor |
| Annalynne McCord | Nina |
| Stark Sands | Bud Crain / Bub |
| Matt Rippy | Dr. Logan |
| Vanessa Johansson | Receptionist |
| Linda Maralowe | Francine Bowman |
| Ian McNeice | D.J. Paul |
| Taylor Hoover | Local Girl |
| Hugh Skinner | Kyle |
| Brian La Rossa | Man in the woods |
| Robert Rais | Mr. Letiner |
[edit] External links
- Day of the Dead at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview with Jeffrey Riddick at ComingSoon.net
- Day of the Dead at UpcomingHorrorMovies.com
- Day of the Dead trailer on Youtube
[edit] References
- ^ Exclusive: The Makers of Tamara. Retrieved on 2006-11-18.
- ^ http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/index.php?Show=6743&Template=newsfull
- ^ Day of the Dead Remake Spoiler Madness.
| The Living Dead films |
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| Official Romero directed films |
| Night of the Living Dead • Dawn of the Dead • Day of the Dead • Land of the Dead • Diary of the Dead |
| Unofficial sequel/spin-offs |
| Italian Zombi series: Zombi 2 • Zombi 3 • Zombi 4 (aka Oltre la Morte or After Death) |
| Other: Day of the Dead 2: Contagium • Children of the Living Dead |
| Remakes |
| Night of the Living Dead (1990) • Dawn of the Dead (2004) • Night of the Living Dead 3-D • Day of the Dead (2007) |
| Return of the Living Dead series |
| The Return of the Living Dead • Return of the Living Dead Part II • Return of the Living Dead 3 • Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis • Return of the Living Dead: Rave from the Grave |
| Spoofs/parodies |
| Night of the Living Bread • Shaun of the Dead |
